ION-based Motherboards

“Despite its tiny, Atomic roots, this could become the centre of one hell of a mighty little machine.

It's got tons of potential to be an ultra low power, very quiet Media Centre motherboard or network storage product….”

-Bit-Tech

"What do I think of the world's first mini-ITX Atom Ion motherboard? I like it. Zotac did a good job of delivering pretty much everything I'd want in a board like this, going even further than expectations and offering a solution with an external power brick.
Blu-ray playback or 3D gaming are its real performance strengths...

The Ion worked as a real HTPC doing real duty. I was impressed."

-Anandtech

"I'd use the IONITX-A in a heartbeat. It's easily the best Atom-based motherboard around and thus TR Recommended. "

-The Tech Report

"If you are looking for the lowest power consumption solution for your home theater PC it's going to be nearly impossible to best this option."

-PC Perspective

"The IONITX-A's dual core Atom processor and other specs also make it an excellent potential candidate for low-power silent PC or small form factor Home Theater system."